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.....~=^§# when there is  a  stone  in  the  puddle #§^=~.....
......~=^§ it  is an annoyance  to  bear  in  mind, §^=~......
.....~=^§#           an obstacle to avoid           #§^=~.....
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...~=^§### when the mountain comes  out of the sea, ###§^=~...
..~=^§#### it   is   something  to   be  cherished, ####§^=~..
...~=^§###       a god's finger reached out,        ###§^=~...
....~=^§##           into space, into heat          ##§^=~....
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......~=^§         (force comes with scale)         §^=~......
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....~=^§## millions   of  mirrors.   and   we   are ##§^=~....
...~=^§###           launched into space:           ###§^=~...
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...~=^§### we   sail  on  the   concentrated   sun, ###§^=~...
....~=^§## even now our ally, even in our betrayal. ##§^=~....
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......~=^§ a   stone   through   the   puddle    of §^=~......
.....~=^§#       the helisophere. hoping to be      #§^=~.....
....~=^§## the  first scale  on a  spine  of  rock. ##§^=~....
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